Scamandrius Adventures

A mini change this way comes!

Javi — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:03:39 +0000

So it’s been over a year since my last post to this blog. I know “I am a bad person”, but let’s get over your feelings of unending rage and transform it into a happiness butterfly. I am altering the title of the blog from “Scamandrius Productions Adventures” to “Scamandrius Adventures” so it can be more about random things like ADVENTURE! Every once in a while attempts shall be made to provide visual entertainment from the creativity that randomly escapes my brain via semi compressed to high definition video on vimeo.com

TOPIC CHANGE! So since you clicked this link and the previous paragraph was ambiguous and vague enough to captivate your heart slash curiosity, you need to favorite this blog FOREVER! Yes I said slash instead of “/”, prepare for the awesomeness.

I think that was pretentious enough to create a love/hate relationship with Scamandrius Adventures (this time “/” felt more appropriate). Stay tuned or keep refreshing the page until the next post comes online which I hope is soon.

“Hasta el oblivionaje”

Now photo animation movie!

Javi — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:33:18 +0000

Just made a new video with my sister while on vacation to Puerto Rico. We were just being silly and decided to make a nonsensical photo video.

Go to the below site to check it out!

http://vimeo.com/scamandrius

New Video – Anti Piracy Parody

Javi — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:06:54 +0000

An ad that always made me laugh in theaters due to the stupid defiant daughter that points out to her mother, her lack of parenting skills. Basically the mother comes home with a pirated dvd and then says she didn’t steal it, but she bought it for a very cheap price. When the son goes out to leave, the mother tells him, he can’t go anywhere since he has to study for a test. The boy responds to his mother that it is not necessary that he study because he got a copy of the test. The mother worried about her son’s new thuggish behavior worries that he “stole” the test. The boy clarifies that he did not steal the test, but he bought it. At this precise moment, the daughter has no fear in indicating with sheer bitchiness “Just like your movie”. The mother is in shock and the ad ends…In real like the girl would have been slapped lol.

Anyways I hope you enjoy it, I made it with my sister when she was here visiting me from Puerto Rico. My next movie should be different in quality since I got a digital SLR camera that is capable of recording High definition video, and this will do better obviously with limited lighting resources.

Check out my Vimeo for the video!

A family torn apart due to a pirated dvd. A parody of the version seen in Theaters back home in puerto rico. Its in spanish

http://vimeo.com/14412423

The Portal Movie Complete

Javi — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:38:48 +0000

I just finished editing a movie I recorded in February 2010, I have been so busy that I couldn’t find time to finish editing it. I half assed the editing so there are some quips, but I like it anyways, hope everyone enjoys it.

I might be a while before I plan and make the next one.

Check out the video at Vimeo :

RELEVANCE!

Javi — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:40:12 +0000

I have not posted in a while! I am still working on my last movie, which needs to be provided to the world immediately. I have been busy with work and volunteering with an american idol similar event and have learned alot from the experience.

HopefullyI get a chance to get some new content to post. I finished a mini screenplay for a short skit involving martial arts. I am not a professional but I will do my best tpo choreograph the bloody and gorey deaths that everyone in the movie shall meet…yay for blood! Ugh that reminds me, I need to purchase blood…

Stay tuned to the blog, hopefully in a week or so I will add the most recent project I have completed recording.

Green Screen Trickery

Javi — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:41:39 +0000

I have discovered that you can enhance the green screen if you use the Power Director 8 editing software’s Color temperature feature. I made a few videos with the green screen but it would not work since i was in more open space and the lighting was not as effective.

Adjusting the color temperature, allows the chroma key feature to more effectively key out the green. Revelations that the internet did not tell me after hours of binging…

So if your green screen leaves behind small dots that never go away no matter the intensity, adjust the color temperature and try again. This worked for me.

Bought a wireless microphone set!

Javi — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:37:04 +0000

I bought a wireless microphone set so hopefully in the future videos i make, i can “conceal” the microphone and do far off scenes with the audio intact.

I am aware that the microphone may be of ghetto gansta’ quality, but i just wanted to try a cheap version to see if it is something i would be interested in “upgrading”.

I still have one more movie left to edit, called “The Portal” and then I will take a break from movie making for some volunteer projects i am working on. Hopefully the experience with these past videos help me improve the quality of my future releases. Stay tuned people!

Entre Emparedados Video Online!

Javi — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:16:11 +0000

The next video in my movie making adventures is called “Entre Emparedados” which means ‘Between Sandwiches”. It is an excerpt of an exciting new drama involving sandwiches and the drama that surrounds it. See the movie here:

Entre Emparedados from Javier Torres on Vimeo.

Only one more video left to finish editing! Then I can start writing up more skit ideas…

I also got a new computer to help with the editing process so yay!

The News Skit is ONLINE! Watch it!

Javi — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:49:04 +0000

I just finished editing my newest video! It is now uploaded to vimeo. Please go and check it out. I hope you all like it!

The video is about 2 people at the news who are asked to do a report in japanese and they don’t know japanese very well…I am still learning and trying to get better as each video gets made. SHOW YOUR FRIENDS, I WANT A MILLION COUNTS! LOL.

My internet fame is imminent…indeed…glory…OK! Enough of that, the video is here:

The News from Javier Torres on Vimeo.

Yoko Loko and Antonio Fabio give the news…

Finished Recording Real World Latino Skit

Javi — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:14:17 +0000

I finally had time and resources to get the skit recorded. I had a couple of friends chip in and help. I already have 4 skits completed, but only the real world latino has completed the editing process. Latino Soap Opera, Japanese News and “The Portal” are currently in post production editing. The “Real World Latino” video will be available shortly through the below link. Hope you all like it!